'Pupils have meaningful opportunities to develop their ‘mental fitness’. Pupils respond well to this and talk about how it helps them.' Ofsted, October 2022

Flushdyke considers that Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education (RSHE) is an integral part of the Personal, Social, Citizenship, Health and Economic (PSCHE) Education curriculum.

We aim to offer pupils a carefully planned programme on human development, relationships and family life within a safe, comfortable atmosphere and in a relaxed relationship between teacher and pupil. The programme is set within a moral framework and matched to the pupils’ level of maturity. These aims complement those of the science curriculum in KS1 and KS2.

RSHE is taught through our One Life programme following a deliberately planned and carefully sequenced curriculum which goes above and beyond the Department for Education’s statutory guidance.

Through One Life, RSHE content is broken down into 3 strands: Mental Fitness; Physical Fitness and Social Fitness. We are passionate in our belief that, for our children to grow into happy, healthy and well-rounded young people and adults, we must teach them, explicitly, how to develop mentally, physically and socially.

Our One Life content is broken down into key challenges:

A crucial element of our One Life programme is ensuring that our children understand the warning signs linked to their mental, physical and social fitness. We have developed a traffic light system which supports the children to quickly identify whether they are staying 'fit' across the 3 different areas.

If you would like to find out more about our One Life programme, please don't hesitate to contact school and speak to a member of staff.

Personal Development at Flushdyke

At Flushdyke, we want every child to grow up healthy, safe and happy. Our personal development curriculum builds mental, physical and social fitness, with lessons carefully planned for each age group and revisited often so that learning sticks. In 2022, Ofsted noted that “Pupils have meaningful opportunities to develop their mental fitness. Pupils respond well and talk about how it helps them.”

We’re a close-knit school of around 100 pupils, guided by six values: Safe, Kind, Respectful, Talented, Resilient and Tolerant. Our Relate to Educate approach puts relationships first. We help children manage their feelings, put things right when they go wrong, and treat everyone with respect. Our Wellbeing Lead, Mr Lowe, supports pupils, staff and families, working in partnership with Wakefield Council.

Children learn to stay safe online and offline, look after their bodies and minds, and stand up against bullying and stereotypes. Every child enjoys at least one Outdoor Learning Day each half term, and we hold the Woodland Trust’s Gold Green Tree School Award. Our fully inclusive visits and residentials, from Nursery to Year 6, build confidence, teamwork and independence. Through our School Council and elected leadership roles, children learn about democracy and why rules matter.

From taking flight to soaring high, we want every child to leave us confident, kind and ready for the future.